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Birch Bay, in Washington's northwest corner, is popular with visitors for its warm shallow waters and sandy beaches. Campgrounds in the Birch Bay area are a 100-mile drive north from Seattle and seven miles south of the Canadian border town of Blaine. During a camping vacation, spend the days building sand castles, flying kites, renting a paddle boat or biking through town. Both RV and tent campgrounds are available in the Birch Bay area.

Birch Bay State Park

Pitch a tent or park an RV at 194-acre Birch Bay State Park (parks.wa.gov). With 8,255 feet of saltwater shoreline and 14,923 feet of freshwater shoreline, the park has plentiful access to swimming, crab fishing and clam digging. Other campground amenities include six fire rings, a biking path, basketball court and an amphitheater. Campers can select from 147 spaces, with 20 additional utility spaces available for RVs up to 60 feet. A convenience store is near the entrance to the campground, which is 109 miles north of Seattle and 19 miles from the city of Bellingham.

Public RV Campgrounds

RV campers have 100 sites from which to choose at Lighthouse By the Bay RV Resort (lighthousebythebay.com) in Birch Bay. Spend evenings by the fire pit at each site, or dine at individual picnic tables to enjoy the saltwater air. The Birch Bay shoreline, as well as cafes and shops, are a 0.3-mile stroll to the west from the resort. Centrally located near the golf course and beach, Birch Bay RV Resort (birchbayrvresort.com) has nightly and weekly rates available for RV campers and also allows full-time residents. Pets are welcome at the resort, and shower and laundry facilities are available.

Membership RV Campgrounds

The private 80-acre Beachwood Resort (mybeachwoodresort.com) of Birch Bay has tent and RV camp sites available for its members' use all year. Resort amenities include three outdoor pools and hot tubs, tennis courts, athletic fields and community events. Beachwood Resort is located just north of Birch Bay State Park and is one block from the beach. Located 10 miles east of Birch Bay, the Cedars RV Resort (holidaytrailsresorts.com/thecedars) is a membership campground with over 150 RV camp sites and open areas for tent campers. A clubhouse, heated pool, country store, laundromat and horseshoe pit are available to campers at the Cedars Resort.

Birch Bay Waterslides

While camping at Birch Bay on a hot summer day, many visitors take advantage of the popular Birch Bay Waterslides park (birchbaywaterslides.net). Families can spend the day sliding down tubes of varying degrees of difficulty or splashing in the shallow pool. A large grassy area is also available for picnics and sunbathing. Birch Bay Waterslides is near the beach and downtown area of Birch Bay, and is three miles from the state park.

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Michelle Hornaday lives in Edmonds, Washington and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Washington State University and a Master of Education from Northern Arizona University. She is currently a freelance writer for various websites.